Caption:
Emergency coin of a half crown of siege by James II, king of England, from April 1690, Obverse: bust of man with laurel wreath inside an inscription. Reverse: crown, through which two crossed scepters protrude between the monogram of letters J and R, above crown Roman numeral XXX, below crown inscription 'Apr:' inside inscription, Ireland, James II (king of England and Scotland), anonymous, Ierland, Apr-1690, copper (metal), striking (metalworking), d 3.3 cm × w 13.89 gr